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Shatner stops by GEOINT 2017, pitches NASA TV program
Best known for his role on Star Trek, William Shatner wants to feature the next generation of NASA scientists.
Annual GEOINT meeting begins amidst explosion of capabilities
Leaders from across the government, military, academic and commercial sectors will meet for the GEOINT Symposium June 4-7, at a time when geospatial capabilities are expanding and evolving as never before.
NGA using data from Spire and Ball to monitor Arctic maritime traffic
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is using satellite data provided by Spire Global and Ball Aerospace to monitor maritime traffic in the Arctic, a region where the changing climate is having a dramatic impact on trade routes, Peter Platzer, Spire chief executive, said March 6 during a Satellite 2017 panel here.
U.S. must speed satellite acquisition and launch, top intelligence nominee says
Former U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, nominated to be the director of national intelligence, said he was "shocked" to learn India had deployed 104 satellites from a single rocket.
White House announces small satellite initiative
The White House announced a new initiative Oct. 21 to promote the development of small satellites, collecting under one roof a number of efforts, some of which started months ago.
DigitalGlobe reports commercial growth ahead of WorldView-4 launch
Geospatial imagery and services provider DigitalGlobe on July 28 reported a sharp increase in non-U.S. government revenue for the six months ending June 30 and said on-line mapmaking companies may be lured into purchasing the company’s highest-resolution products – but on DigitalGlobe’s terms.
Intelligence agencies announce new cooperation on commercial imagery
Two U.S. intelligence agencies - the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office - announced July 15 a new collaboration to help their organizations buy and analyze commercial satellite imagery.
Clapper: New imagery companies could complement, but not replace what intel agencies need
James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said the intelligence community has likely not taken full advantage of products from a flurry of new commercial satellite imagery companies.
Following DoD’s lead, NGA to open new innovation center in Silicon Valley
The head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency said it will open a new center in Silicon Valley to work more directly with startup companies, including several small satellite and imagery companies that have made California home.
DigitalGlobe reports sharp increase in revenue from non-U.S. government customers
Geospatial imagery provider DigitalGlobe Inc. on April 27 reported a sharp increase in business from its 10 Direct Access Partner (DAP) governments in the three months ending March 31 and signed an initial agreement for an 11th DAP customer.
On Small Satellites, NGA Putting its Money Where its Mouth Is
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency plans to spend tens of millions of dollars studying ways to use data from emerging startups deploying constellations of small imaging satellites.
Parikh To Leave White House for NGA
He will lead NGA’s Source Strategy Office, which plans and directs the agency’s utilization of data from various available sensors and platforms.
For DigitalGlobe, Government Business Steady But Commercial Disappoints
DigitalGlobe is revamping its commercial strategy and focusing on profitability and share repurchases to bolster its sagging stock price.
EXCLUSIVE: NGA To Weigh Smallsat Options Under New Commercial Strategy
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) could request funding as early as next year to begin experimenting with the different imagery products becoming available from a new generation of commercial satellite operators and data analytics firms.
Commercial Data Providers Can Help Solve Resiliency Equation
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency believes more than 600 commercial imaging satellites could be on orbit by 2021 and hopes to leverage these assets to diversify its data sources.
U.S. Spending on Space Protection Could Hit $8 Billion through 2020
Emerging threats from Russia and China and an eye-opening government study known as the Space Portfolio Review have led the White House to add as much as $8 billion to intelligence and defense budgets over the next five years for activities to improve the resiliency of U.S. national security space capabilities, sources told SpaceNews.
